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they are still in hiding and the mysteries are multiplying

For thousands of years the ngangkari have nurtured the physical

he ventures a little further from the burrow

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They climb the steps and leap like acrobats on the moon’s surface

Big Fella Rain Big Fella Rain:Default Title they are still in hidingNOTABLE, 2018 CHILDRENS BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED, 2018 AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS, SMALL PUBLISHERS' CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR Big Fella Rain is a celebration of northern Australia as animals, birds, trees and a parched earth await the first rain. It is almost as if country stands still as the sparse yet evocative text pays homage to the transition from dry season to wet season in a